October 01, 2006

Atari Mania continues...plus more Eurovision

Just a couple of quickie updates on previous posts.

AtariFirst of all, thanks for all the comments on the Atari Music post. I was hoping it would get some more video game minded folks to post their favorites, which it did. But best of all, it inspired blog reader Gavin Richmond to make his own video for Little Brother's Atari 2600 song, using vintage Atari commercials. Download Quicktime (15.5mb) or GoogleVideo. Check out Gavin's blog for more fun videos, a future one of which will feature people doing the robot for a late 80s electronic dance band that are somehow still around.

Oh, and that photo to the left? Total BS. But it amused the heck out of me none-the-less, which is exactly what the comedy of the Van Gogh Gogh's is supposed to do. You can read the whole story of Atari 8 tracks and other fake 2600 products here.

EurovisionBack in May, Lukas posted about the glorious history of the Eurovision song contest, and the insanely catchy 1975 winners, Teach-In. Well, browsing around today I discovered this crazed Eurovision fan from Tel Aviv who has posted some 400 videos on YouTube of contestants from the 1950s through today.

Got a few hours to kill? There are so many gems in there, especially during the 70s and 80s, that I can't even begin to watch them all. But here are links to just a few of my international favorites (read the comments, etc, on the YouTube pages for more details):

Ohww.. I remember that Brotherhood of Man entry vividly! I was nine years at the time. I thought their underware was too tight, by the way they did their dancesteps. I was just puzzled by the way they did it all in tune with eachother.

My Swedish sucks pretty bad (maybe someone else can translate), but basically they are gushing about how great the Beatles were, how thankful they are that the Beatles gave them their music. They praise the lovely melodies (like "Yesterday"), say that they bought all Beatles records, and that they will always remember Ringo, George, Paul and John. Pretty embarrassing, if you ask me.

I tried using an on-line translator on the Beatles song, but just got gobbelty-gook. Fortunately, I then found and actual English translation. And there are two rather distinct lyrical oddities: 1) A reference to them being "small" and 2) mentioning Ringo Starr first (and by full name) when listing off the Beatles. Was he the real star in Sweden?

The Beatles gave us their music, 'Yesterday', how nice it was
Everybody loved the melody, yeah yeah yeah...

When their records were released there was a commotion
The gramophone played non-stop
Everybody fell for the charm of the Beatles, yeah yeah yeah...

A lot of people went around humming
'A Hard Day's Night', although they were small
Your great grandfather can tell you who they were
Beatles, Beatles

The world was a big stage, and there we stood in rows
Enjoying every nice ballad, yeah yeah yeah...

The Beatles gave us their music, girls were screaming and shouting
We still have all the records, we shall remember Ringo Starr
And George and Paul and John

And then it just repeats. I guess that's all they really had to say on the subject. But, hey, take heart Swedish Eurovision fans. While Forbes' Beatles didn't really win anyone over back in 1976, the modern version, updated by Snoop translator Gizzogle (thanks, Faltherflot), is actually better. Watch for it in the '07 competition!

The Beatles gizzy us they music, 'Yesterday', how funky ass it was
Everybody loved tha melody, yeah yeah yeah...

When records were releazed there was a commotion
The gramophone played non-stop
Everybody fizzy fo` tha C-H-to-tha-izzarm of tha Beatles, yeah yeah yeah...

A lot of thugz went around humm'n
'A Hard Day's Night', although they wizzy small
Yo bootylicious grandfatha can tizzle you who they were
The Beatles, The Beatles

The world was a big stage, n there we stood in rows
Gang Bangin' every funky ass ballad, yeah yeah yeah...

The Beatles gave us they music, bitchez were scream'n n doggy stylin'
We stizzay hizzle all tha records, we shiznall pusha Ringo Starr
And George n Paul n Jiznohn

The Snoop translator version is better, maybe they record a new version if they see this. They are still playing together and you can book them for your Party if you want.( I will probably stay home sick)

Bucks Fizz are a legend in England. Why no mention of one of the greatest Eurovision performers ever, Dana International, the Israeli transsexual who won it in 1998, or Cliff Richard ("Congratulations", a runner up in 1968)or the song that won it in 68, Spain's "La La La La"?

My all time favorite year was 1987. I was eleven, and for some reason I remember this year better than any other. I am Icelandic, and 1986 was the first year "we" participated, and...what can I say...big hair, even bigger shoulders, and "amazing" songwriting. That's Eurovision for ya.

Speaking of Belgium and bad translations... apparently Plastic Bertrand once narrolwy beat the world Scrabble champion at his own game. I'm wondering whether this might explain how Bertrand came to be known as King of the Divan? Or even whether the lyrics to Ca Plane Pour Moi might have been a straight reading from a completed Scrabble board?

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